Xiaomei Tai, the author of the book 'Buccaneer Testing Analysis: MFQ&PPDCS", is an independent software testing consultant based in Shanghai, China. She has 17 years of experience in software testing industry and 9 years of experience with Agile.

Xiaomei has worked 11 years as a tester and testing expert in Huawei before she became an independent consultant in 2012. Xiaomei has worked closely with the main testing experts in the world and has enriched and adapted their knowledge to the realities of China. As a consultant she now helps multiple companies in China to improve their testing practices.

Xiaomei has co-founded and co-organized ChinaTest conference in 2012-2015 and many other testing events. In 2016, she put forward the idea of Buccaneer Testing. Xiaomei believes testing mind and testing skills being at the heart of software testing and takes software testing as an art of craftsmanship.